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*Twigs bloomed in 1 week.

We crossed the brook at the first "Highland".  Here growing on the
rocks <s>growing</s> & partly under water Mr. F. found Porella.    If
Porella it is unusually large.  I took some of it along for examination.
Here, too, on the rocks and quite submerged, was growing
a long moss-like plant which I failed to recognize.

We stopped a few minutes at the spring and then crossed
the <s>hillside</s> ridge and proceeded to Camp Run.  On the way
I found Porella in abundance, (usual size).  We now followed
the stream to the brook and then, crossing at Plymouth Rock
proceeded along it.  It was past noon when we reached Candle
Camp, so we stopped to eat dinner.  Just beyond the camp,
close to a tree which I marked and which I failed to recognize
although it has attracted my attention a number of times this
winter, I found S. hispida.  After dinner we proceeded to O. G.
Here we were kindly ferried across by Mr. N.  Mr. N. was with
a Mr. J. and they were making measurements for a new bridge
above the dam.  In front of Bathgate's, I found an Elm,  that had been up-rooted, from it I got a nice lot of buds.  The
Persimmon tree here has still a few shrivelled up fruits still
on it.  All danger of a flood now, seems to be past, the ice
        